It’s hard to argue against the SEC being the best conference in college baseball. Nine of the 16 teams are ranked, eight sit inside the top 16 of the NCAA RPI and the league could easily send 12 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Every weekend feels loaded, and the final one before Hoover is no different. So the last thing you expect to see is a lower‑ranked team run‑ruling a top‑10 opponent on the road. But Mississippi State came close to doing exactly that Thursday night in College Station. No. 13 Mississippi State nearly run-rules No. 10 Texas A&M in series opener Thursday night. #HailState #SECBaseball pic.twitter.com/zn01hXFuP1 — Mississippi State On SI (@DawgsonSI) May 15, 2026 No. 13 Mississippi State put up 13 runs in the second inning en route to an 18-11 win over No. 10 Texas A&M. There’s plenty to like from the Bulldogs, but the biggest takeaway is simple: they’ve hit the magic number of SEC wins needed to host an NCAA Regional. Nothing is guaranteed, but they’re in the right spot.…